Pattern mechanism for looms.



W. J. LUTTON. PATTERN MBGHANISM POR LooMs.-

APPLICATION FILED JUNI'. Z0, 1906. n 917,088.

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Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

W. J. LUTTON. PATTERN MBHANISM 1:' 0R LO0MS.

. l APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1906. 917,088. 1

PatentedApr. 6, 1909.

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UNPPED WILLIAM J. LUTTON, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSTG'NOR TO GROMPTON & KNOWLES LOOM WORKS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PATTERN MECHANESM FOR LOOvIS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed June 20, 1906. Serial No. 322,504.

No. air/,08s.

l splined on a driven shaft S. A sleeve 9 l mounted on the shaft 4 has thereon the citizen of the United States, residing at multiplier pattern chain cylinder 10, carry- Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State ing the multiplier pattern chain 11, made up of New Jersey, have invented certain new of links and bars carrying ro ls and tuhes and useful lmprovements in Pattern Meel in the ordinary way. lonnected with the anism for Looms, of which the following is a l Sleeve 9 is the star wheel 12, which is Operspecification. ated by a in wheel 13 s lined on the driven My invention relates to a pattern meclianlongitudinal y moving rod 14 is ism for looms, and more particularly to a mounted in suitable bearings, and carries the multiplier mechanism, and the object of my forked arm 15, which engages an annular invention is to provide a supplemental recess in the hub of the Cpin .wheel 7, to move mechanism, adapted to be combined with a said pin wheel into an out of engagement shuttle box pattern chain mechanism,` and wheel 6. Also fast on the lon- To all whom it may concern: p

Be it known that 1, WiLLrAM J. LUTTON, a

with the star a multiplier pattern cham mechanism of well gitudinally moving rod 14 is a collar 16, known construction and operation, bv means i having a notc 16 therein to receive the of which a different number of picks of filling upper end of a lever 17 pivoted on a staof any color or size used, may be inserted,

tionary rod 19, supported in a bearing 1 on without interfering with the use of the ordithe stand 1. A rejection 17 on the lever nary boa; pattern chain and multiplier pat- 17 has one end of a helically coiled retraction tern chain mechanisms, in the usual way.

'spring 20 attached thereto; the other end of My invention consists in certain novel said spring 2O is attached to a stationary colfeatures ol' construction of my improvements lar 21 on the rod 19. A side extension 1 as will be hereinafter fully described. on the lever 17, is connected, through a con- 1 have only shown in the drawings detached portions of a shuttle box pattern chain mechanism, and a multiplier pattern chain mechanism, of well known construction and operation, and which'vare particunector 22, with a lever 23 pivotally supported at one end in the usual way, and extending over the multiplier pattern chain 11.

Through the rotary motion of the multiplier attern chain 11, a ball, as 11 or a tube, as

larly shown and described in l1. S. Letters 11", will pass under the indicator lever 23, Patents, No. 413,369, and No. 617,290, with and through connector 22, move the lever my improvements combined therewith. 17, and with it the longitudinally moving Referring to the drawings :f'Pigure 1 is a rod 14, to carry the pin wheel 7 into or out side view of a box pattern chain mechanism, of engagement with the star wheel 6, to and a multiplier pattern chain mechanism, cause the rotation of the box pattern chain of the class referred to, with my improvecylinder 2, and the box pattern chain 5, in ments applied thereto. ig. 2 shows a part l the usual way. A second longitudinally -of the mechanism shown at the left in Fig. 1 t moving rod 24, mounted in suitable bearings, detached, with some of the parts in another has attached thereto the forked lever 25, 40 position, and, Eig. 3 corresponds to Fig. 2, which engages an annular recess iii the hub but shows some of thc parts in another of the in whee 13. Also fast on the longiposition. tudina ly moving rod 24 is a collar 26, hav- In the accompanying drawings, 1 is a deing a recess 26 therein to receive the upper tached portion of the frame of the head end of a lever 2'", d at 28 on the stamotion which supports the several parts of tionary rod 19, and having a downward eX- the boX pattern chain, and the multiplier l tension 27 which is attached to one end oA pattern chain mechanisms; 2 is a shuttle box a helically coiled retraction spring 29 The pattern chain cylinder, fast on a sleeve 3 other end of said spring 29, not shown, is mounted on a shaft 4. The cylinder 2 has l attached to the bearing 1 on the stand 1. mounted thereon the box pattern chain 5, Extending out from the lever 27 is a projecinade up of links and bars carrying rolls tion 27, to which is attached the lower end and tubes, not shown, for the shuttle box of a connector 30; the upper end of the conindicator levers, not shown, in the ordinary nector 30 is attached to an indicator lever way. Connected with the sleeve 3 is a star 31, pivotally supported at one end in the wheel 6, which is operated by a pin wheel 7 i usual way, an extending over the pattern chain 5, and in this instance adapted to be by an extended bar 5 on said pattern chain. The rotary movement of the box pattern chain 5 will, through the en? gagement of the bar 5 thereon with the lever 31, raise said lever, and through the move- .engaged rest, all in the usual way. All of the above mentioned parts may be of the ordinary construction and operation.

will now describe my improvements combinedwith the parts above described. Ex- 11 is an indicator lever 32, pivotally supportand which, in the revolution of the pattern chain 11, is adapted to be engaged by a half ball 11 thereon, and raised by said ball 11. The lever 32 has attached thereto the upper end ot' a connector 33, carrying a pin or stud 33 near its lower end. The lower end of the connector 33 is connected, through a connector 34, with an angle or bell crank lever 35, pivoted at 36 on a stand 37. A helically coiled retraction sprilng 38 is attached at one endto o t the angle or bell crank lever 35 is connected, through a connector one end of. an indicator' lever 41, whic is pivotally supported at its other end, and extends over the box pattern chain 5, and is adapted in this instance to be engaged by a hah"v ball 5 thereon. The pin 33 on the connector 33, is adapted to be moved into and out ofthe path ol a projection 22 oii the connector 22. f

he 'operation ol my improvements, in connection with the shuttle box pattern chain, Vand the multiplier pattern chain mechanisms shown in the drawings, above described, will by those skilled in the art, and

briefly is as followsz`During the revolution ot' the box pattern chain 5, a half ball 5 thereon, (there may be two or more half balls 5,) comes under the indicator lever 41, said lever 41 will be raised, 'and through connector 40 will move the angle or bell crank lever 35, and will move the conthe right, Fig. 1, to bring the pin 33 under the projection 22 on the connector 22, as -shown `in Fig. 2. And at the same time the extended bar 5 raises the indicator lever 31 for the multiplier pattern chain, in theusual way, and moves .through interbe readily understood j mediate connections the pin wheel 13 into engagement .with the star wheel 12, p Y paratory to rotating V.the 'multiplier 'pattern l The box pattern chain 5 remains stationary, and it will be understood that the shuttle box called by the box chain will remain stationary in line with the race-way, and the shuttle of that box will Vbe operated. e Vrevolution of the multiplier pattern chain 11 will bring a half there may be two or more half balls 11m) under the indicator lever 32, see Fig. 3, and will raise the connector 33, and through the engagement of the pin 33 thereon with the projection 22A on the connector 22, see F ig. 3, will raise said connector 22, angle lever 17 and the rod le', to carry wheel 7 into engagement with the star wheel 6, to put into operation the box pattern chain, the saine as if the roll 11 had moved the indicator lever 23. Now, if another half ball 5 but there is wheel '7 will and the box operate as long as half balls 5 Vcome under the lever 411, and the l 5 remains at rest until an extended barf comes under the indicator lever A a half ball 5 passes out from under, the indicator lever d1, and said lever is allowed t0 drop, then the box pattern chain and the multiplier pattern chain will operate in the usual way. y

rThe advantages ol" my improvements will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. They are of very simple construction, and may be readily applied to multiplier pattern chain, and box pattern chain mechanisms of ordinary and well known construction, and by meansl improvements may be of operation, .ol a supplemental indicator lever for the multip ler pattern chain, connections intermediate said lever and a supplemental indicator lever for the box pattern chain, and said supplemental indicator lever for the box patternv chain, .adapted tol move ball 11 thereon,

ol' my improvements a that the details of a pin or stud on one of said conn and out of operative position,

in its operative p 'box pattern chain.

nection of the chain indicator 2. In a pattern combination with a shuttle d a multiplier pattern chain, an

and said ections into pm osition adapted to engage to cause,

mechanism of O11 a, C011- through 1nthe movement of the a loom, the

box pattern chain, an

intermediate connections, of a su plemental mechanism combine d With the s uttle box start the shuttle box p WILLANI J. L

pattern chain and the multiplier pattern comprising an indicator lever'for chain, and the shuttle tor lever fo connections interme surfaces for for each being attern indicating the indicating surfaces under each lever at the ham.

boX pattern chain,

r the multi rate sai attern c llVitnesses THOMAS W.

RANDALL,

and an indicalier pattern chain, and

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said levers,

of said levers same time, to

UTTON.

CHARLES F. MOREHEAD. 

